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  Belgium bans entry of British citizens to stop Covid-Variant covid-19 BRUSSELS: Belgium will ban entry to non-EU travellers from Britain in order to limit the outspread of  Covid-19 variant that has forced London to delay the lifting of its pandemic curbs. Britain is on a top list of 27 nations that will also face the order which will take effect  by June 27 at the latest, Jan Eyckmans, the spokesman for Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, told AFP on Saturday. Belgium is concerned about the 'Delta Variant' which first came out in India, that has caused a surge in Covid cases in Britain, and forced the UK government to jettison plans to ease curbs from June 21. With Belgium´s restrictions, which is already applied to South Africa, India and Brazil, only EU citizens or residents of Belgium will be able to enter the country. Those travellers also  still have to meet tight quarantine rules as well as take covid tests before being free to move in Europe. The only exce...